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Testimonies

Personal recorded testimony imparts memories and experiences that shed light on the past. The testimonies and interviews collected for the Nebraska Stories of Humanities web resource allow visitors to hear Holocaust survivor and camp liberator testimonies in their own words and recollections from family and friends. The growing compilation includes testimony from individuals who lived in Nebraska and some from neighboring Midwest states. Their memories are significant in furthering personal narrative while building a Nebraska collective story. A recent research study contends that interaction with eyewitness accounts can help students and others foster a deeper, more personal connection to the experiences of genocide victims (Kohen & Steinacher, 2020). Transcriptions accompany the testimonies and closed captioning is in process.

To learn more about the role of personal memory in history, please refer to the  Holocaust Survivor Testimony guide: www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/USHMM-Guidelines-Teaching-with-Survivor-Testimony.pdf 

Works Cited

Kohen, A., & Steinacher, G. (2020). From student to citizen: The impact of personal narratives in university-level genocide education. In S. Totten (Ed.), Teaching about genocide: Advice and suggestions from professors, high school teachers, and staff developers (Vol. 3, Chap. 16). Rowman & Littlefield. https://doi.org/10.32873/unl.dc.oth.009 


34 items

Alice “Litzie” Trustin Shoah Foundation Testimony Transcription

  • Date: February 16, 1996
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Ann Modenstein Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: November 22, 1995
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Bea Karp Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: November 1, 1995
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Bea Karp United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Testimony Transcription

  • Date: June 6, 1990
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: The Jeff and Roby Herr Oral History Archive, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Bea Karp Walnut Middle School Testimony

  • Date: February 28, 2019
  • Format: testimony

Bella Helberg Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: June 8, 1995
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Ben Heisler Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: January 22, 1996
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Eli Modenstein Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: November 22, 1995
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Elmer Pressman Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: May 12, 1998
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Esther Silver Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: February 19, 1996
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Fred Kader Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: November 19, 1995
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Helena Tichauer Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: January 22, 1995
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Interview with Family and Friends of Roy Long

  • Date: July 26, 2023
  • Format: testimony

Interview with Family of Melvin Thielbar - Part 1

  • Date: April 13, 2024
  • Format: testimony

Interview with Family of Melvin Thielbar - Part 2

  • Date: April 13, 2024
  • Format: testimony

Interview with John and Rita Stinner, Friends of Irving Shapiro

  • Date: October 18, 2023
  • Format: testimony

Interview with Tom Williams, Clarence Williams' Son

  • Date: May 17, 2021
  • Format: testimony

Irving Shapiro Interview (Part I)

  • Date: 1990
  • Format: testimony

Irving Shapiro Interview (Part II)

  • Date: 1990
  • Format: testimony

Kitty Williams Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: June 19, 1996
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Leelo Sommerhauser Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: May 23, 1996
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Leviticus Family Interview

  • Date: 2023
  • Format: testimony

Lola Reinglas Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: November 20, 1995
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Lou Leviticus Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: November 19, 1995
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Maurice Udes Interview (Part I)

  • Format: testimony
  • Source: Nebraska Jewish Historical Society

Maurice Udes Interview (Part II)

  • Format: testimony
  • Source: Nebraska Jewish Historical Society

Miriam Grossman Shoah Foundation Testimony

  • Date: November 21, 1995
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: USC Shoah Foundation

Miriam Grossman Weiner Library Interview

  • Date: 1996
  • Format: testimony

Presentation by Kitty Williams, Holocaust Survivor

  • Date: April 30, 2019
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: Veterans History Project, Library of Congress

Raymond Kelley Interview, Including History of POWs

  • Date: April 13, 2024
  • Format: testimony

Roy Long Honorary Degree, August 12, 2017

  • Date: August 12, 2017
  • Format: testimony

Roy Long Library of Congress Interview (2006)

  • Date: November 17, 2006
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: Veterans History Project, Library of Congress

Roy Long Library of Congress Interview (2009)

  • Date: July 20, 2009
  • Format: testimony
  • Source: Veterans History Project, Library of Congress

Searching for Humanity

  • Date: January 11, 2017
  • Format: testimony
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